Thread: Mission for no more clunk

You can always use the energy suspension ones from Autozone

Yeah now I'm fighting the front sway bar bracket can't get the bolts to seat into the sub frame! Building a contraption of winches

drop the sub frame so you dont mess up the brake lines. helps a lot. thats how i did mine.

Scotty do you mean drop the sub frame to install the new sway bar? The issue im running into is that the bracket barely makes it on there and then to get the bolt to thread I gotta really muscle it in there even with straps I'm not getting it. I got my driver side in buy the passenger side is not so lucky

I got the end links disconnected on the side I'm struggling with. It will be lowered once I'm done. I got the strut spring combo from zzp. Do I need to modify the endlinks?

You should run shorter end links when you lower it to keep your sway bar parallel with the ground as possible.

I think I see the problem now. My buddy who was working in the passenger side may have stripped the threads on the subframe.

What are my options at this point? Do I have to replace my subframe?

wow, stripped as it spins freely all the way in, or got the threads crossed? maybe able to put a helicoil in there.

as far as dropping the sub frame, you put a jack under the center part of rear sub frame, then back out the rear sub frame bolts like 2 inches, then lower the jack down to the bolts, buy make sure the jack is still holding the frame up. this gives you a few inches to work on the rear bushing cap bolts for the sway bar.

Well I took everything apart, and once I had the bolts free I shot it with some 40 and was able to get the angle corrected so Im hoping its not completely stripped the Right hand side bolt on the bracket was coming in at a serious angle. So hopefully I can pick up where I left off today, has anyone else had a hard time installing the GMPP front sway bar? The bracket is turning into the toughest part of this install

91Parkave if you were talking about the rear sway bar bracket the energy suspension parts dont fit on my year, the slot is too wide so I ended up going to a yard and pulling the part, took me like 3 minutes!

Thanks all for your help ill update as I make some more progress.

Got all the new parts in today again thanks for all the help guys ill update my "Lil Blacky" thread with pics but just a heads up to anyone doing this job specifically the front sway bar do your self a favor and get Moog Bushings trust me!



I lil Grease never hurt either.



This lil B@stard took over three hours of my life away. Should have taken a picture of the zip tie winch contraption that I had to make to get the bolts to seat!

Over all im a happy camper the ride is night and day